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Staying Profitable Amidst Volatility: A Guide for Freight Brokers
Uncertainty can shake up the freight industry. For brokers, the current landscape presents both challenges and opportunities. Volatility in volumes
Transform freight payments with DAT and Outgo
We’re reshaping freight payments to make them simpler, faster, and more transparent.
Navigating tariff turbulence: How data science empowers shippers and carriers amid trade policy shifts
The following is a guest post from Varun Shekhar. The trade winds are shifting — and so is freight. As
Flatbed report: The Inland Empire, a fast-growing region for residential housing
As of March 2025, recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that housing starts have experienced a significant decline,
Reefer report: Temperature in the food services sector begins to cool
The restaurant industry faces a challenging outlook as consumers cut back on discretionary spending. This downturn is reflected in the
Dry van report: Spot market capacity grows in April…against trend
Spring is typically when the spot market sees more carriers join; last month was no exception. Surprising most analysts, small
Reefer report: Mother’s Day shipping starts to peak
In the two weeks leading up to Mother’s Day on May 11, refrigerated truckload volumes begin to surge, typically marking
Dry van report: Ghost drivers and International Roadcheck Week
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 13-15. International Roadcheck is a three-day, high-visibility, high-volume
Dry van report: The truckload sector was recovering in the first quarter
The U.S. freight market slowed in March after a strong February, but first-quarter data for 2025 indicates a potential recovery
Reefer report: Spring has sprung in time for National Strawberry Month
Legend has it the garden strawberry was created in Brittany, France, although English settlers who landed in Jamestown, Virginia, discovered
Flatbed report: Storm clouds brewing ahead of the spring home-building season
The spring home-building season has begun on a challenging note. Recent data from the Census Bureau shows that housing starts,
How truckers can navigate the new tariff landscape
New trade policies and tariffs are throwing new challenges to truckers and owner-operators. The market is increasingly harder to read
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DAT Freight & Analytics operates both the largest truckload freight marketplace and truckload freight data analytics service in North America. Shippers, transportation brokers, carriers, news organizations, and industry analysts rely on DAT for market trends and data insights based on more than 244 million annual freight matches, and a database of $126 billion in annual freight market transactions.
Founded in 1978, DAT is a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Fortune 1000. DAT is headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.
The Original Load Board - Trusted Since 1978
The company was established in 1978 as the Dial-A-Truck (DAT) load finder service at Jubitz® truck stop in Portland, OR.
